High angle view of the opening ceremony at the 1924 Summer Olympics, at the Stade olympique Yves-du-Manoir, the Olympic stadium for the 1924 Summer...
Athletes sitting in front of a cabin in the Olympic Village at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, 1924. The 1924 Games were the first Games...
Athlete Harold Marion Osborn sets a new Olympic record of 6 feet 6 inches in the high jump at the 1924 Olympics in Paris, France.
Paris, France: Olympic athletes at Colombes Stadium. Photo shows Myrra, Finland, winner of the javelin throw.
Harold Abrahams of Great Britain breaks the tape to finish in first place to win the gold medal ahead of 2nd placed silver medallist Jackson Scholz...
Paris: Olympic Athlete At Colombes Stadium. Photo shows Lee Barnes, the California high school boy, making his winning leap of 12 feet 11 1/8 inches...
American tennis player Hazel Wightman and American tennis player Helen Wills on the tennis court during the final of the women's doubles tennis event...
British female athletes in matching uniforms, with athletes of other competing nations in the background, during the opening ceremony of the 1924...
Must have been a good joke. Miss Becker, the American girl diving star, has a good laugh with Pinkston, former Olympic diving champion who this year...
High-angle view of athletes during a men's cross country event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, around the Colombes suburb of Paris, France, 12th July...
High angle view of crowds in and around the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir , the Olympic stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics, in Colombes, a suburb...
The Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII talking to British runner Harold Abrahams after his 200-metre first-round heat at the Olympic Games, Colombes...
Spectators watch as an unspecified diver competes in the men's 10-metre platform of the 1924 Summer Olympics, held at the Piscine des Tourelles in...
Uruguayan footballer Angel Romano in action against an unspecified Swiss footballer as Uruguay play Switzerland in the final of the men's football...
Elizabeth Becker won the silver medal in highboard diving at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. At the same Games she won the gold for springboard...
Male members of the United States swimming team pose together beside the Piscine ds Tourelles during the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France in...
American athlete Robert LeGendre relaxing with a blanket over his legs after setting a new long jump world record in the men's pentathlon competition...
French tennis player Suzanne Lenglen with M L Paterson during competition in the Mixed doubles tennis event at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris,...
Argentinian welterweight boxer Hector Mendez , Argentinian light heavyweight boxer Arturo Rodriguez Jurado standing among unspecified people in a...
Italian race walker Ugo Frigerio , his arms raised in triumph after winning the second semifinal of the men's 10 kilometres walk event, at the Stade...
American athlete DeHart Hubbard wearing his United States kit during the men's long jump event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, at the Stade Olympique...
The Uruguay team, winners of the football tournament of the 1924 Summer Olympics, held in Paris, France, 9th June 1924. Uruguay starting XI that beat...
British Royal Edward, Prince of Wales in conversation with French politician Gaston Doumergue , President of France, in a box with unspecified...
Unspecified members of Argentina's fencing team at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, July 1924. Argentina's fencing team comprised 13...
American athlete Lee Barnes, clears the bar, watched by officials, as he completes his winning vault in the final of the men's pole vault event of...
British Royal Edward, Prince of Wales holding a walking cane as he accompanies unspecified guests attending the 1924 Summer Olympics, at the Stade...
The Great Britain boxing team pose for a team portrait at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, July 1924. The team comprised British...
Australian swimmer Boy Charlton and Swedish swimmer Arne Borg during the Men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, at the Piscine...
Unspecified riders competing in the Men's 1000m Sprint event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, held at the Velodrome de Vincennes in Paris, France on 27th...
Paris, France- Start of the 3,000 meter Olympic team race. Willie Ritola of Finland is shown on the front line, second from right.
Paris, France: Composite Olympic photo of the 400 meter swimming event. On left are swimmers Johnny Weissmuller, U. S. A. And Andrew Charlton,...
Rocquencourt, France- The American Olympic candidates are taking more honors than hoped. Every man is right up to the minute physically, due to the...
The women of the Great Britain team at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Paris, 4th May 1924.
Paris, France- Hubbard, the great Negro jumper from the University of Michigan, wins the broad jump at the Olympic contest here. His triumphant leap...
Paris, France- Here is an exceptionally fine action picture made during the running of the 400-meter relay race, in which the American quartet...
American athlete William Spencer, Indian athlete Pala Singh, South African athlete Clifford Davis, Belgian athlete Leon Furneau, Swiss athlete Willy...
Finnish athlete Ville Ritola leads from American athlete Marvin Rick, as French athlete Paul Bontemps clears a jump during the men's 3000 metres...
Paris, France- Close-up of Clarence Houser, University of Southern Calafornis, boy who won the shot-put with a record of 14,985 meters.
An unspecified Uruguay player puts an unspecified Netherlands player under pressure in the second semifinal of the Men's Football event, between...
Paris, France- Picture shows relay team member, Stephenson, US, taking the baton from Cochran in the semi-final 1600-meter relay.
Paris, France- Bud Houser of California, a member of the American Olympic Team, is shown heaving the discus for a new record at the Olympic games....
Lee Barnes, a 17-year-old high school student from Hollywood High in Los Angeles, wins the gold medal in pole vaulting at the 1924 Olympics in Paris.
Swiss athlete Willy Scharer ahead of British athlete Douglas Lowe and American athlete William Spencer at the finish of the second semifinal of the...
British athlete and politician David Cecil, Lord Burghley , the British flag on the chest of his t-shirt, at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris,...
Members of Argentina's Olympic team in Buenos Aires, Argentina prior to their departure for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France in July 1924....
General view as Georges Andre lends the Olympic Oath during the opening ceremonies of the VIII Olympic Games on May 4, 1924 in Paris, France.
Athletes from the France team, the host nation, prepare to take part in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony of the 1924 Summer Olympics...
Paris, France- The 1924 Olympic swimmers in France. Duke Kahanamoku and Johnny Weismuller, both from the United States shake hands.
Paris, France- The victorious Finnish team poses before the start of the Olympic cross-country race. Pictured are: V.J. Sipila; E.E. Berg; V. Ritola,...
Johnny Weissmuller, American Olympic swimmer, 1904-1984, with Duke Kahanamoku, at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
Paris, France- Paavo Nurmi of Finland poses with Fairbanks at the Paris Olympic Games. Nurmi came through as expected, outracing a fine field to win...
The Great Britain team during the men's eights rowing event of the 1924 Summer Olympics, on the river Seine in Paris, France, July 1924.
Vintage postcard illustration featuring ancient Greek Olympians with a victorious athlete being presented with his trophy, a souvenir of the Summer...
Finnish athlete Jonni Myyra competes for Finland to finish in first place to win the gold medal in the Men's javelin throw event at the 1924 Summer...
American swimmer Ethel Lackie posed during competition to win the gold medal in the Women's 100 metre freestyle swimming event at the 1924 Summer...
Players take part in a water polo match during the Men's water polo tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the Piscine des Tourelles in Paris,...